JON CALLARD insists that sentiment will not play any part in tomorrow's Powergen Cup Final (2.30pm).

The Leeds Tykes coach played in four domestic cup finals for Bath during the heady days of the club's annual May day-out at Twickenham between 1984 and 1996.

But as Callard comes to the end of his time at Headingley to start another stage of his career with the Rugby Football Union's National Academy, he is determined to bring some silverware to Yorkshire at the expense of his old club.

"I've lost all my friends this week!" said Callard, who also coached Bath.

"A lot of people in Bath have said 'enjoy the day out, but we are not going to wish you well'.

"It is quite emotional for me, but this is the business end of the season and what you get judged on, so there is no time for sentiment.

"The opportunity for me and the likes of the former Bath players Iain Balshaw and Mark Regan and the rest of the Leeds lads to go out and play in this competition in front of a massive audience is exciting alone.

"I am delighted that we are playing Bath because they travel in their thousands. It is a special day out and I know that when our guys get there, they will understand what can be achieved through years of performance.''

Jack Rowell could also be on his way to the Union if he is elected chairman of the Management Board at the Intercontinental Hotel, Hyde Park on April 29.

Regardless, the director of rugby will be leaving Bath the club he has served for 20 years and he said: "Seventeen years and three as director of rugby is the best part of a lifetime and that's what the club means to me.''